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Low Levels of “Good” Cholesterol Connected To Many Health Risks, Not Just Heart Disease

  • November 07, 2016

Damaging cholesterol myths have been ongoing for generations and have had a catastrophic effect on our collective health. Misguided nutritional advice turned people against healthy fats obtained from whole foods and into the waiting arms of the processed food industry. Their manufactured fare, laden with sugars and artificial ingredients, has led to massive increases in obesity, diabetes and other serious health conditions.

New research sheds light on the true impact of the dangerous misinformation that once enshrouded healthy fats. A new Harvard study links low levels of HDL with cancer and other serious medical conditions. Good cholesterol, HDL, was already associated with lower cardiovascular risk. This study is just the latest in a long line of science debunking the government mandated saturated fat phobia.

Conventional wisdom has vilified cholesterol for decades. Health minded individuals often believed that their only option was to a keep their fat intake as low as possible or suffer the consequences. Unbelievably, dietary fat and cholesterol are still frequently portrayed as the worst foods you can consume.

Contrary to popular opinion, diets high in saturated fats are not responsible for rising rates of heart disease. Going back 40 years or more, fat has been misidentified as the culprit behind heart disease, when in fact sugar is responsible. The damage caused by this myth has been compounded because healthy fats actually possess beneficial properties.

These major changes in dietary dogma can be difficult navigate. To avoid destructive health misinformation I recommend my nutrition plan. It is designed around easy-to-follow core principles and is a superb tool to help you take control of your health.